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October, 2009 Press Releases

Governor Carcieri Sends Letter to PUC in Support of Long-Term Contract between National Grid and Deepwater Wind

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today sent a letter to Public Utilities Commission encouraging the PUC to facilitate a long-term contract between...

10-30-2009

Rhode Island Urban Education Task Force Releases Final Report and Action Plan

Action already underway in Expanded Learning Time, Educator Quality and Pre-kindergarten Education Governor Donald L. Carcieri...

10-27-2009

Governor Donald L. Carcieri Joins US Senator Jack Reed and NOAA Officials at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Future Home Port of NOAA Ship "Okeanos Explorer"

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today joined US Senator Jack Reed, Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

10-26-2009

Governor Carcieri and Urban Education Task Force to Release Final Report: Building Our Future: An Agenda for Quality Urban Education in Rhode Island

Governor Donald L. Carcieri will join Warren Simmons, Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Rhode...

10-23-2009

Governor Donald L. Carcieri To Join US Senator Jack Reed and NOAA Officials at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Future Home Port of NOAA Okeanos Explorer

Governor Donald L. Carcieri will join US Senator Jack Reed, Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

10-22-2009

Governor’s Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Post Preliminary ARRA Section 1512 Reports

Report Shows 1,703 Jobs Created or Retained The Governor’s Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment today posted the preliminary data as...

10-16-2009

RI Office of Energy Resources initiates $2.3 million request for weatherization of homes above low income guidelines

The RI Office of Energy Resources (OER) has announced that it has initiated a Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) from contractors to provide home...

10-15-2009

RI Office of Energy Resources Issues Contracts to Disperse $12 Million in Recovery Weatherization Funds

Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) today issued contracts to the state’s seven regional Community...

10-15-2009

RI Office of Energy Resources Distributes $250,000 in Recovery Funds for Training Program

Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) has awarded the State Building Commissioner a $250,000 contract to...

10-15-2009

Education Department Distributes $75 million in Federal Stimulus Funds

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) has distributed to school districts a total of $74.6 million in federal stimulus funds...

10-13-2009

Governor Carcieri Declares October National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Governor Donald L. Carcieri has declared October National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the State of Rhode Island to draw attention to ways that...

10-09-2009

State and National Dignitaries Celebrate Opening of First Mayoral Academy

CUMBERLAND, RI –Rhode Island Mayoral Academies (RIMA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to mark the opening of Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley (...

10-07-2009

Governor Carcieri Comments on Council 94 Vote

Governor Carcieri today thanked Council 94 members for voting to ratify his job saving proposal. “I realize this was a difficult decision, and I...

10-06-2009

State and Local Governments Award Funds for Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing

The State of Rhode Island, along with the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket today announced the distribution of $6.9 million for the...

10-05-2009

Governor Carcieri Comments on Municipal Consolidation Discussions

Governor Carcieri today commended the recent discussions by the mayors of many of the State’s cities and towns to consolidate and regionalize...

10-02-2009

Governor Carcieri Announces Appointments to Judicial Nominating Commission

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced three appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). Herbert (Hub) J. Brennan, DO, of Warwick,

10-02-2009

Governor Carcieri and State Council on the Arts Issue Call to Artists for “Scenes of Rhode Island”

Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts once again invite Rhode Island artists to submit work for the Scenes of...

10-01-2009

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